Petition Mornington Peninsula Erosion Management Overlay

Issue:

This petition of residents in Victoria draws to the attention of the Legislative Assembly the proposal from the Mornington Peninsula Shire, requested by the State Government’s Minister for Planning, that the Minister urgently introduce an interim erosion management overlay (EMO), following the McCrae Landslide Inquiry, over all land on the Peninsula that is highly susceptible to landslides, but not already covered by an EMO. This proposed overlay is based on Landslide Susceptibility Assessment, Stage 2, Mornington Peninsula Shire (Cardno Lane Piper, 2012). It would apply to 33,000 Mornington Peninsula properties, including many with minimal to no landslide risk.

Action:

The petitioners therefore request that the Legislative Assembly ask the Minister for Planning, and the State Government, to: reject the proposed erosion management overlay as it stands; consult further with the community regarding the risk and impacts of landslides; direct the Council to assess the risks and consequences of landslides on the Mornington Peninsula; direct the Council to produce a revised overlay proposal which only covers land that is actually highly susceptible to landslides.